Most Americans probably don’t understand the history behind President Trump’s midnight “Covfefe” tweet:

But despite the seemingly random sequence of letters, covfefe actually has a long and distinguished history in American political rhetoric, dating back to the 18th century. Indeed, Trump's tweet echoes some memorable lines from American history and captures the spirit that has animated our most famous leaders. Below, the Miller Center's Russell Riley has compiled some of the most important covfefes in our nation's long and proud tradition of political thought.